New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 90

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✨ Telegraph Statistics



STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1900.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. Number of Offices open at End of Quarter. Ordinary Telegrams. Urgent Ordinary Telegrams. Press Telegrams.* Bureau Communications. Total. Government Telegrams.
Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Value.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland 193 106,812 3,740 0 9½ 4,239 286 7 1 4,677 481 9 10 8,722 186 8 9 124,450 4,694 6 5½ 10,120 785 18 9
Blenheim 22 9,825 323 4 9 394 29 14 8 136 47 13 4 530 17 9 0 10,885 418 1 9 1,383 94 5 4
Christchurch 98 69,681 2,436 12 0 4,388 256 12 4 3,391 550 13 2 4,069 118 0 9 81,529 3,361 13 3 5,700 462 17 10
Dunedin 127 99,497 3,614 16 10½ 4,409 327 2 0½ 4,519 396 18 8 5,266 151 8 7 113,691 4,490 6 2 5,382 410 9 2
Gisborne 21 9,843 364 18 0½ 381 26 18 10½ 498 74 3 4 3,188 116 1 3 13,910 582 1 6 1,099 72 13 9
Greymouth 17 19,250 682 3 0½ 750 54 3 11 349 124 15 10 76 2 6 3 20,425 863 9 0½ 2,025 162 9 10
Hokitika 17 8,120 289 7 1 222 14 5 3 266 66 11 0 .. .. 8,608 370 3 4 636 58 12 4
Invercargill 72 31,333 1,088 6 5 821 64 13 7 786 173 12 10 12,804 341 11 11 45,744 1,668 4 9 2,463 173 9 5
Napier 54 32,226 1,118 9 4½ 1,160 87 5 8 1,177 191 11 8 2,408 76 0 3 36,971 1,473 6 11½ 2,571 172 9 9
Nelson 39 16,766 530 19 5½ 576 25 17 5 21,693 95 6 0 179 5 9 9 39,214 657 12 7½ 2,243 168 8 11
New Plymouth 35 18,172 619 13 5½ 968 70 0 8 480 104 10 3 7,045 201 10 6 26,665 995 14 10½ 2,373 154 1 6
Oamaru 24 9,104 295 18 0½ 585 31 17 3 169 128 13 5 1,239 45 7 0 11,097 501 15 8½ 993 61 5 7
Thames 25 24,313 768 11 7 954 66 1 4 532 117 7 1 410 11 10 5 26,209 963 10 5 2,296 125 7 1
Timaru 23 15,322 525 9 6½ 986 50 9 2 537 221 0 9 124 2 9 9 16,969 799 9 2½ 1,303 86 12 8
Wanganui 44 37,170 1,212 10 9 1,894 111 16 7 1,190 190 13 4 3,841 119 4 3 44,095 1,634 4 11 2,912 226 11 7
Wellington 113 117,483 2,970 4 8 5,241 396 18 1 28,702 227 8 10 8,021 259 7 5 159,447 3,853 19 0 41,361 4,575 0 6
Westport 22 12,532 438 17 6 622 62 13 10 322 75 6 10 .. .. 13,476 576 18 2 1,846 134 7 0
Total third quarter in 1900 946 637,449 21,020 3 4½ 28,590 1,962 17 9 69,424 3,267 16 2 57,922 1,654 5 10 793,385 27,905 3 1½ 86,706 7,925 1 0
Total third quarter in 1899 892 571,153 20,033 6 9½ 23,346 1,587 18 2 63,317 2,836 15 11 44,149 1,209 11 2 701,965 25,667 12 0½ 60,308 4,600 11 7
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd October, 1900.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Oct. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 9461



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal District for Quarter Ended 30 September 1900

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 October 1900
Telegraph Business, Postal Districts, Quarterly Statistics, Revenue, Telegrams, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • W. Gray, Secretary, General Post Office